8-3/4 brake gap/ standoff odd measurement

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Trust me, those spline DO NOT taper down.
There’s a solid ridge on the splines (neck down tapper/ beveled )inside the third member that won’t let the axle through to the center pin. I always see threads that don’t follow through with issues that the person is having. Well this is the issue